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DanishDevil · May 27, 2010, 08:34 PM

Yeah, I never edit my pictures. If I want augmented reality or non-reality, I'll play a video game

BazookaJoe · May 27, 2010, 09:02 PM

Some more junk from me and my SX20IS...

Some Zoomed detail of an alarm siren in a roof about 3 floors above ground level... I seem to like taking pictures of old broken down things... Any amateur shrinks in the audience want to comment on that?

A large orchid - again playing with the zoom & IS by zooming in from far away, freehand...

Some of the local wildlife.

suraswami · May 27, 2010, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freaksavior

/rant

I have a problem with most "pros" they don't really do anything besides buy the expensive camera then "touch it up" with photoshop. If your a "pro" then why are you touching up the pictures? Now granted some pictures have to be even if you are a pro, but seriously..

\rant

lol, few were out of focus, over exposed, blurry.

And oh the wedding was in India and no is there is no official traning to use a camera, can't blame them too, can't afford.

But the fun part was he was looking at my camera, 'hmm u got a cheap camera ....' I didn't get a chance to punch his face when he sent us the CD with the photos

Ofcourse they did a good job with the album and DVD video with special effects etc.

when I try to upload a pic, I get this message

'Error: Could not move uploaded file: '

ste2425 · May 27, 2010, 09:40 PM

dudes quit it with the spiders i freakin hate em

DanishDevil · May 27, 2010, 09:54 PM

This one was from my old point and shoot camera:

Quote:

Originally Posted by ste2425

dudes quit it with the spiders i freakin hate em

I'm sorry, what were you saying? Couldn't quite hear you

ste2425 · May 27, 2010, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanishDevil

This one was from my old point and shoot camera:

http://img.techpowerup.org/090210/CIMG1060.jpg

I'm sorry, what were you saying? Couldn't quite hear you

arse...

ste2425 · May 27, 2010, 11:23 PM

If i new how to use my camera right that would have come out quite nice, you can tell what i was trying for though

and i think its the ISO setting i need to mess about with to get rid of the noise (blue dots).

suraswami · May 28, 2010, 02:48 AM

Here you go

BazookaJoe · May 28, 2010, 07:08 AM

EEEgh... *shivver* - those two with the dog? (painting) there is something so very hideously, disgustingly, creepy, about those faces, so often found in older paintings...

To me, those have a very perverted, creepy vibe about them - but those two with the dog - eegh.. that's 10X worse than the spiders...

I don't mean at all to offend - it's just what I get from it.

DanishDevil · May 28, 2010, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BazookaJoe

EEEgh... *shivver* - those two with the dog? (painting) there is something so very hideously, disgustingly, creepy, about those faces, so often found in older paintings...

To me, those have a very perverted, creepy vibe about them - but those two with the dog - eegh.. that's 10X worse than the spiders...

I don't mean at all to offend - it's just what I get from it.

Thanks for ruining the picture for me. It cannot be unseen.

Wile E · May 28, 2010, 07:30 AM

It's called inbreeding.

King Wookie · May 28, 2010, 08:43 AM

Would it be out of place for me to post a few links to some good photography sites?

DanishDevil · May 28, 2010, 08:48 AM

I don't mind. As long as we're not straight up advertising some service or throwing around illegal stuff or pornography, it should be good. Besides, the clubhouse forum doesn't get patrolled quite as much as the rest of TPU. I kinda think of it as a slightly more structured General Nonsense

King Wookie · May 28, 2010, 08:53 AM

Great all round site: http://photo.net/

For really good insight into flash photography: http://www.strobist.blogspot.com/

Good reviews on lenses: http://www.photozone.de/

Camera reviews: http://www.dpreview.com/

General photography and fair reviews as well: http://dphotographer.co.uk/

Hope those are of some help.

DanishDevil · May 28, 2010, 08:55 AM

I used DPReview.com to help me decide which camera and lens to buy. Very thorough reviews, yet also very informative to people who don't know much about them.

suraswami · May 28, 2010, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BazookaJoe

EEEgh... *shivver* - those two with the dog? (painting) there is something so very hideously, disgustingly, creepy, about those faces, so often found in older paintings...

To me, those have a very perverted, creepy vibe about them - but those two with the dog - eegh.. that's 10X worse than the spiders...

I don't mean at all to offend - it's just what I get from it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanishDevil

Thanks for ruining the picture for me. It cannot be unseen.

I don't know what you guys are talking about but if it creeps or give perverted thoughts I will remove it

But did I do a good job on the photos there?

suraswami · May 28, 2010, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by King Wookie

Great all round site: http://photo.net/

For really good insight into flash photography: http://www.strobist.blogspot.com/

Good reviews on lenses: http://www.photozone.de/

Camera reviews: http://www.dpreview.com/

General photography and fair reviews as well: http://dphotographer.co.uk/

Hope those are of some help.

Nice to have those sites mentioned. I sometimes refer to dpreview for more info. But my first stop is http://www.steves-digicams.com/

They have loads of sample pictures to download and analyze before I can make a decision. I always prefer people pictures, thats where every camera struggle.

BazookaJoe · May 28, 2010, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suraswami

I don't know what you guys are talking about but if it creeps or give perverted thoughts I will remove it

But did I do a good job on the photos there?

Heh - No you don't need to remove anything

- It's just a matter of personal taste regarding the actual painting itself, but the photos are fine & the flowers are very nice

ste2425 · May 28, 2010, 04:02 PM

Some shots i took today at a place near me called Cannon Hall.

I think my camera is stronger at macro shots.

DanishDevil · May 28, 2010, 04:12 PM

Pretty place. I personally wish we still had more places that looked like that in Southern California. 90% of them have been built on.

suraswami · May 28, 2010, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ste2425

Some shots i took today at a place near me called Cannon Hall.

http://img.techpowerup.org/100528/PICT0420.jpg
http://img.techpowerup.org/100528/PICT0426.jpg
http://img.techpowerup.org/100528/PICT0427.jpg
http://img.techpowerup.org/100528/PICT0432.jpg
http://img.techpowerup.org/100528/PICT0458.jpg
http://img.techpowerup.org/100528/PICT0471.jpg
http://img.techpowerup.org/100528/PICT0472.jpg
http://img.techpowerup.org/100528/PICT0473.jpg

I think my camera is stronger at macro shots.

Against the sun and water reflection is a tricky shot and it turned out well. Good work.

ste2425 · May 28, 2010, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suraswami

Against the sun and water reflection is a tricky shot and it turned out well. Good work.

thanks i havent used my camera for quite a while, it was this thread that made me bring it with me actually, so im learning what all the settings do again, i used to no a few, and this is in west Yorkshire, theres not so many place like this but there is a lot of fields so at least it aint all concrete.

Black Panther · May 29, 2010, 04:38 PM

I did get that Olympus E330 after all.
It's my first DSLR and I have lots to learn, I never went to any photography lessons either.

I just downloaded the manual, but decided it's better to order a printed copy since 200 pages on pdf isn't exactly comfortable.

Just a small quick noob question please - what is this dial for? I'm suspecting it's broken since it doesn't appear to do anything.

Fourstaff · May 29, 2010, 04:40 PM

Looks like its for manual focusing to me, or zoom. Since you said that it is not doing anything, i suspect its focusing dail. Try turning it all the way to one side and look into the viewfinder.

Black Panther · May 29, 2010, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fourstaff

i suspect its focusing dail. Try turning it all the way to one side and look into the viewfinder.

Guess you're right. I got in macro mode and turning it makes the image blurrier or sharper.

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May 27, 2010, 09:02 PM	#302
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May 27, 2010, 11:23 PM	#307
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May 28, 2010, 07:08 AM	#309
BazookaJoe Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 800 (0.46/day) Thanks: 41 Thanked 207 Times in 125 Posts	EEEgh... shivver - those two with the dog? (painting) there is something so very hideously, disgustingly, creepy, about those faces, so often found in older paintings... To me, those have a very perverted, creepy vibe about them - but those two with the dog - eegh.. that's 10X worse than the spiders... I don't mean at all to offend - it's just what I get from it. __________________ *"I used to be an adventurer like you... Then a Skyrim patch corrupted all my saved games"*

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May 28, 2010, 04:02 PM	#319
ste2425 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Blackpool, uk Posts: 2,774 (1.52/day) Thanks: 779 Thanked 282 Times in 237 Posts System Specs	Some shots i took today at a place near me called Cannon Hall. I think my camera is stronger at macro shots. __________________ Womack & Womack : Duran Duran : The Specials : Madness : Lionel Richie : Indeep : Michael Jackson : Taylor Dayne : Frank Sinatra : The Gap Band : Wild Cherry : Fleetwood Mack : Blondie : Bee Gees : Wham : Snap : MC Hammer : Bill Withers : Louis Armstrong : Percy Mayfield : Ray Charles : Ben E. King : Bob Marley : The Temptations : The Marvelettes : Elvis Presley : Chic : Sister Sledge : The Clash : The Ramones : The Sex Pistols Where's all the talent gone?

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